Whether you’re considering a career as a group fitness instructor or you’re already teaching, we have a number of pointers that will help enrich your classes. Award-winning Group Fitness Instructor Lawrence Biscontini offers 10 practical pointers designed to enhance your interaction with students and create an experience where they’ll have fun while they’re getting fit. Learn to teach like an ACE pro!

You will learn:

10 practical pointers to enrich your classes

Techniques for enhancing your interaction with students

Strategies to deliver an unforgettable experience

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3/11/15 8:26 AM

Rated by: Anne (ACE-Certified Professional)

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I am planning on becoming a certified group fitness instructor this year. I really enjoyed how this was put together and found it very informative on how to put together a class and the things that need attention during a class. I will even use some of these while working with private clients.

ACE RESPONSE: Thank you Anne for your feedback! We are glad to hear you found this course usefule and that you are going to become a Group Fitness Instructor this year. Good luck on your studies!

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10/11/14 10:56 AM

Rated by: Heather (ACE-Certified Professional)

User Comments: Really useful information that inspired me to rethink and re-evaluate my teaching techniques and style. I would like to see this evolve into a more comprehensive course with more credits.
Mr. Biscottini has a very pleasant and engaging manner in his presentation.

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10/10/14 8:07 PM

Rated by: Jean (ACE-Certified Professional)

User Comments: all the course materials have advertisements for events from 2013 -- this makes it appear they are out of date. Some of the books have fill in the blank, answer key should be provided on-line. There should be an on-line fill in the blank for all of the courses. Also, there was a lot of repetition (ie, spa, transformative language).

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9/29/14 8:03 PM

Rated by: Yvonne

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Excellent Pointers! This really sets the foundation for Group instruction from Start to Finish. Once you've nailed these concepts and incorporate them into your script, you are golden! Apply these concepts for your success and the success of your class!

ACE RESPONSE: Thank you for the fantastic feedback! we are so glad you enjoyed the course!

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8/15/14 4:27 PM

Rated by: Jessica (ACE-Certified Professional)

User Comments: Lawerence is great, such great energy. This class was informative and contains some great tips. Tips can apply to variety of different classes. I wish I had had access to it before I took my test. And best of all, it was free! I appreciate that.

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8/1/14 4:36 PM

Rated by: Katherine (ACE-Certified Professional)

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I loved this course- it was so applicable to my everyday work experience. I watched the video, took the quiz, and today I started applying the principles I learned. I love it when you can directly apply what you learn in a workshop! I also liked the instructor's presentation style.

ACE RESPONSE: That's wonderful! We are so glad you enjoyed this course and were able to apply the information right away. ACE looks forward to providing you with more continuing education in the future.

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6/4/14 10:14 AM

Rated by: Allison

User Comments: I've been teaching group exercise for several years now, and this course offered some helpful reminders as well as a few new ideas. This is a great refresher course or intro for new instructors.

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3/12/14 8:46 AM

Rated by: Roberta (ACE-Certified Professional)

User Comments: It's a review of the material studied in the GFI manual. I would say that for those who have just started, it is a good idea to listen to this video, and to refresh one's memory about the basics.

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2/2/14 8:52 AM

Rated by: Aracelis

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I learned that I make some of the mistakes noted on this teaching and will work on improving my cuing techniques. I don't teach group classes but all the tips are essential for individual sessions as well. Very well presented.

ACE Response: Fantastic! We are glad you enjoyed the content and are applying it to your classes!

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12/20/13 12:12 PM

Rated by: Debra Toy (ACE-Certified Professional)

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long, boring, tedious, don't (sorry, have to use that word despite ACE disapproval) agree with all of it. acronyms useless as they are not fitness words or words that would readily come to mind. i nearly didn't finish the course i found it so laborious, but after getting through 1/2 of it and the fact that it was free make me choke down the rest and complete the test.

ACE Response: Thank you for the feedback. An ACE Representative will contact you via email.

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7/16/13 5:50 AM

Rated by: Megan (ACE-Certified Professional)

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Thank you for this stellar GFI update! I would love to be able to share this course with many of my friends that wish to become GFIs but have not decided which organization to join. I have been with ACE for over a decade and your curriculum and support for your members grows phenomenally each year; well done.

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1/21/13 8:23 PM

Rated by: Deborah (ACE-Certified Professional)

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Lawrence did a 'phenomenal' job providing a concise, systematic, practical program to teach ACE certified GFI's the 'standard of excellence' expected from this credential. He combines his extensive experience as an instructor with his eloquent and effective communication skills to deliver this program. ALL new ACE GFI's should view this course prior to stepping onto the GFI stage. Great job!

ACE Response: Thank you for your great feedback! We are lucky to have such a phenomenal source of information and instruction from Lawrence!

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1/21/13 7:14 PM

Rated by: John (ACE-Certified Professional)

User Comments: The instructor was very animated and extremely detailed. His presentation helped me retain the information for the quiz. His explanations stuck with me and gave me a better insight and improvement on my workout communication skills. Highly recommended!